Spending 250 yuan is considered unlucky. Why are Chinese people so superstitious about numbers?

Chinese people are too obsessed with numbers. Recently, a situation occurred. A consumer spent 250 yuan, and the waiter truthfully reported the consumption figure to him. When it happened, he slapped her casually.

On the one hand, China does have the habit of superstitious numbers. For example, in Chinese culture, eight is synonymous with hair, and nine is synonymous with eternity. So numbers eight to nine are very popular. The number four is synonymous with death, so numbers with the number four are sometimes difficult to sell. This situation is very common when choosing a mobile phone number or a car number. A good number can be sold for hundreds or thousands of dollars more, but no one cares about a bad number. This situation happens all the time.

On the other hand, this is also the tragedy of the Chinese people. In fact, behind the digital number is its use value. A good number cannot bring more use value. For example, buying a good License plate number, what is its use value? Can it be tax deducted? Can I avoid demerit points when running a red light? No, it's just for show. In a word, such a number actually includes the cost of IQ recharge.

A customer thought it was unlucky to spend 250 yuan, and the customer slapped the waiter. December 28, Linyi, Shandong. During the checkout in a hot pot restaurant, a customer had an argument with the waiter because he thought the consumption figure was unlucky, and he picked up a hot water bottle and a stool and threw them at the waiter. At present, the police have detained four customers involved.

In short, the Chinese are the only people in the world who are superstitious about numbers, have a special liking for auspicious numbers, stay away from unlucky numbers, and are willing to pay more for numbers.